Ipswich, Queensland
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Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre. Ipswich has a population of 163,383.
Due to urban sprawl
from the mid 20th century onwards it has become part of the Greater Brisbane conurbation
. However it has retained municipal status along with an independent history and culture. Ipswich is a major commercial and industrial area that is currently undergoing major transit oriented
urban renewal
which was first planned in the Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy.
Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city in 1904.
, Commandant of the Moreton Bay
penal colony, sailed up the Brisbane River
and discovered large deposits of limestone
and other minerals.
In 1826 the town began as a limestone mining settlement and grew rapidly as a major inland port, Ipswich was at first named Limestone. In 1843 it was renamed after the town of Ipswich
in England
. It became a municipality in 1858. Originally Ipswich was going to be the capital of Queensland but in 1859 it made a failed bid, losing to rival Brisbane. It was proclaimed a city in 1904.
In 1827, the first convicts and overseers arrived to mine the area. The town that built around this industry became known as Limestone, and is remembered by one of the main streets through the Ipswich city centre. In 1843, the settlement officially became known as Ipswich, making it the oldest provincial city in Queensland. The name change was proposed by surveyor Henry Wade and approved by Sir George Gipps
, a soldier and Governor of New South Wales. The town of Ipswich
in England
was once called Gipeswic, derived from the Old English for "workplace by water".
From the 1840s Ipswich was becoming an important river port for the growing local industries such as coal, and wool from the Darling Downs, so a regular paddlesteamer service from Brisbane Town, 'The Experiment', was established in 1846. This, and other steamer services, remained the primary form of mass/bulk transport between the two cities until 1876, when the construction of the original Albert Bridge
, spanning the Brisbane River at Indooroopilly, completed the railway line begun between Ipswich and Brisbane in 1873.
Father William McGinty, a native of Northern Ireland, took charge of Ipswich Roman Catholic Parish in 1852 and had the first St Mary's Church built. This building was described as "a rude slab building of small dimensions, without glass windows, only shutters." This church was later demolished and replaced by a "beautiful stone edifice of Gothic design" as quoted from a member of the church community. This was the old St. Mary's and it cost £7,000. The year was 1862.
Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city
in 1904. Damaging flooding has occurred on numerous occasions, the largest being the 1893 Brisbane flood
peaking at 24.5 metres, and more recently during the 1974 Brisbane Flood
, peaking in Ipswich at 20.7 metres. Collectively, 8500 houses were flooded in Ipswich and Brisbane.
In the 1980s and 1990s, with land in nearby Brisbane becoming fully developed, and very expensive for housing, many new large scale housing estates became attractive for buyers in Ipswich with lower prices and bigger lots. Such new housing estates sprung up in Goodna
, Brassall, Springfield Lakes, Collingwood Park, Redbank Plains with acreage estates in Karalee, Barellan Point, and Chuwar
. The first masterplanned community in South-east Queensland was subsequently established at Springfield.
(Köppen climate classification
Cfa).
. The city is the 'cradle of coal mining in Queensland'. Other secondary manufacturing industries included earthenware
works, sawmill
s, abattoirs and foundries
, while the region is also rich agriculturally.
Ipswich is the site of RAAF Base Amberley, the Royal Australian Air Force
's largest operational base. RAAF Amberley is currently home to No. 1
and No. 6
Squadrons flying the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. No. 36 Squadron
(flying C-17 Globemaster III
transport aircraft) are also based out of Amberley. In addition a number of ground support units are located at Amberley. The airbase is currently being expanded and will eventually also house No. 33 Squadron
(flying Airbus A330 MRTT
tanker-transports) and several Army
units.
Ipswich is also home to a campus of the University of Queensland
, the annual Ipswich Cup horse races one of the biggest race meets in Queensland where over 24,000 attend, and The Workshops Railway Museum to commemorate the first trainline
in Queensland from Ipswich to Grandchester (Bigges Camp )
, approximately 25 km to the west. The present Ipswich Station
is a major transport interchange.
A large shopping complex is being developed in the eastern suburb of Springfield
. Accompanying this is a satellite campus of the University of Southern Queensland
, which has its primary campus in Toowoomba
. Redbank Plaza shopping mall has had eight cinemas added as well as a fourth floor of shopping. Three clear retail and service hubs are developing outside Ipswich central and besides Springfield
. Brassall and Karalee to the north, Yamanto to the South, and Booval in the central east.
is the major public hospital in the city. St Andrew's Private Hospital is the city's only major private hospital.
Ipswich Railway Station
is a major hub for rail transport
. The electified rail lines that runs from Ipswich through Brisbane's western suburbs to the Brisbane CBD is known as the Ipswich Line. The Rosewood railway line is also electrified and continues west through Ipswich's western suburbs to the town of Rosewood
. Both lines are operated by Queensland Rail
. A rail line has been proposed to run from Ipswich to Yamanto
, and the Ripley Valley. The Westlander, operated by Traveltrain
stops at Ipswich Station twice a week on its journey to and from Charleville
and stops along the way include Toowoomba
.
Ipswich is also the hub of a large bus network. Westside Buslines is the prominent bus company in Ipswich, linking all sides of town to Ipswich CBD; Redbank; Springfield; or Forest Lake (in Brisbane). They also operate services on behalf of Queensland Rail to Fernvale
, Lowood, Coominya, Esk
, and Toogoolawah. Southern Cross Citilink is a bus which operates between Ipswich and Indooroopilly via Riverlink, Karalee, Chuwar, Karana Downs, Anstead, and Kenmore. Bus Queensland Lockyer Valley operates bus services on behalf of Queensland Rail to Gatton
and Helidon
. An Airport Express Bus operates from Ipswich to Brisbane Airport
on a regular basis. Prior bookings are essential though. Greyhound Australia
offers daily direct services to Toowoomba
, Mount Isa
, Charleville
, Sydney
and Melbourne
from the Ipswich Transit Centre. Crisps coaches offer daily direct services to and from Warwick
and Stanthorpe
.
Bicycle transport is not well facilitated in Ipswich, although there are some marked on-road lanes there are few segregated bicycle facilities. A 65 kilometre trail linking Ipswich to Boonah
includes bicycle and walking paths is currently under construction. A new cycleway has been created at Brassall. The bikeway is 2.6 km in length and connects the suburbs of Brassall and North Ipswich. Further bikeways are being constructed, such as the link to Redbank Plains High school and by the utilization of the former Brisbane Valley Rail line. This will connect Wulkuraka to Blackbutt.
and is sourced from the South East Queensland Water Grid
. Ipswich is under permanent water restrictions.
, the show moved to its present home at the Ipswich Showgrounds in 1877.
(Evan Marginson Sportsground) since 1968, over 10,000 people attend this three day event. The festival features a talent quest, school band competition, fun run, live entertainment as well as the regular attractions such as sideshow alley, food and stalls.
Since 2009 the festival has had its own website, goodnajacarandafestival.com, and in 2010 it joined facebook at facebook.com/goodna.jacaranda/festival
First staged in 1998, the Ipswich Festival has enjoyed a thirteen year development strategy, and the planning, programming and production are professionally managed by an experienced team of individuals who are highly regarded as specialists in creating and managing festivals and community event.
The Ipswich Festival is regarded as the City's premier event and over the past 13 years, the variety, size and scope of the program has grown exponentially through increasing interest group participation, corporate partnerships and community enthusiasm through the presentation of a festival that `celebrates its city'.
The festival presents Ipswich's cultural heritage and highlights the city's emerging talents through a deliberate program of Live Bands, Concerts, Art exhibits, Fireworks, Theatre, Jazz, Multicultural Celebrations, interactive displays and a range of family-based events to encourage participation by all age groups whilst attracting day tourism to the region.
The Ipswich Festival runs for two weeks at the end of April beginning of May with the majority of events free to public. www.ipswichfestival.com.au
Due to urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
from the mid 20th century onwards it has become part of the Greater Brisbane conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
. However it has retained municipal status along with an independent history and culture. Ipswich is a major commercial and industrial area that is currently undergoing major transit oriented
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
urban renewal
Urban renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...
which was first planned in the Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy.
Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city in 1904.
History
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, what is now called Ipswich was home to multiple tribal lands, including the Yuggera and Ugarapul Indigenous Australian groups. The area was first explored by European colonists in 1826, when Captain Patrick LoganPatrick Logan
Captain Patrick Logan was the commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony from 1826 until his death in 1830. He is thought to have been killed by Aboriginal Australians who objected to him entering their lands...
, Commandant of the Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay on the eastern coast of Australia 45 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...
penal colony, sailed up the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
and discovered large deposits of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
and other minerals.
In 1826 the town began as a limestone mining settlement and grew rapidly as a major inland port, Ipswich was at first named Limestone. In 1843 it was renamed after the town of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It became a municipality in 1858. Originally Ipswich was going to be the capital of Queensland but in 1859 it made a failed bid, losing to rival Brisbane. It was proclaimed a city in 1904.
In 1827, the first convicts and overseers arrived to mine the area. The town that built around this industry became known as Limestone, and is remembered by one of the main streets through the Ipswich city centre. In 1843, the settlement officially became known as Ipswich, making it the oldest provincial city in Queensland. The name change was proposed by surveyor Henry Wade and approved by Sir George Gipps
George Gipps
Sir George Gipps was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this...
, a soldier and Governor of New South Wales. The town of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
was once called Gipeswic, derived from the Old English for "workplace by water".
From the 1840s Ipswich was becoming an important river port for the growing local industries such as coal, and wool from the Darling Downs, so a regular paddlesteamer service from Brisbane Town, 'The Experiment', was established in 1846. This, and other steamer services, remained the primary form of mass/bulk transport between the two cities until 1876, when the construction of the original Albert Bridge
Albert Bridge, Brisbane
The Albert Bridge is a railway bridge of steel truss design crossing the Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. The Albert Bridge links Indooroopilly and Chelmer stations, and has two long spans with one central pier....
, spanning the Brisbane River at Indooroopilly, completed the railway line begun between Ipswich and Brisbane in 1873.
Father William McGinty, a native of Northern Ireland, took charge of Ipswich Roman Catholic Parish in 1852 and had the first St Mary's Church built. This building was described as "a rude slab building of small dimensions, without glass windows, only shutters." This church was later demolished and replaced by a "beautiful stone edifice of Gothic design" as quoted from a member of the church community. This was the old St. Mary's and it cost £7,000. The year was 1862.
Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:...
in 1904. Damaging flooding has occurred on numerous occasions, the largest being the 1893 Brisbane flood
1893 Brisbane flood
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred when the Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893. It is the occurrence of three major floods in the same month that saw the period named "Black February"....
peaking at 24.5 metres, and more recently during the 1974 Brisbane Flood
1974 Brisbane flood
The 1974 Brisbane flood occurred in January 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, when waterways in the city experienced significant flooding...
, peaking in Ipswich at 20.7 metres. Collectively, 8500 houses were flooded in Ipswich and Brisbane.
In the 1980s and 1990s, with land in nearby Brisbane becoming fully developed, and very expensive for housing, many new large scale housing estates became attractive for buyers in Ipswich with lower prices and bigger lots. Such new housing estates sprung up in Goodna
Goodna, Queensland
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.It is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River. Founded in 1856 when the area was still part of New South Wales, it celebrated its 150 year anniversary in 2006. Its beginnings can be traced back further to...
, Brassall, Springfield Lakes, Collingwood Park, Redbank Plains with acreage estates in Karalee, Barellan Point, and Chuwar
Chuwar, Queensland
Chuwar is a suburb of both Ipswich, Australia and Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. It is north of the Ipswich central business district, west of Brisbane by road....
. The first masterplanned community in South-east Queensland was subsequently established at Springfield.
Climate
Ipswich experiences a humid subtropical climateHumid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
(Köppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cfa).
Economy
Ipswich was a major mining centre, particularly coal miningCoal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
. The city is the 'cradle of coal mining in Queensland'. Other secondary manufacturing industries included earthenware
Earthenware
Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects.-Types of earthenware:Although body formulations vary between countries and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28% kaolin, 32% quartz, and 15%...
works, sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
s, abattoirs and foundries
Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron...
, while the region is also rich agriculturally.
Ipswich is the site of RAAF Base Amberley, the Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
's largest operational base. RAAF Amberley is currently home to No. 1
No. 1 Squadron RAAF
No. 1 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron based at RAAF Amberley. The squadron is currently being re-equipped with F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-role fighters.-World War I:...
and No. 6
No. 6 Squadron RAAF
No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force training and bomber squadron. The squadron was first formed in 1917 and served as a training unit based in England during World War I. It was disbanded in 1919 but re-formed at the start of 1939...
Squadrons flying the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. No. 36 Squadron
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron. It currently operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from RAAF Base Amberley. The Squadron has seen active service flying transport aircraft during World War II, the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Vietnam War and the invasion of Iraq...
(flying C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas, the C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout...
transport aircraft) are also based out of Amberley. In addition a number of ground support units are located at Amberley. The airbase is currently being expanded and will eventually also house No. 33 Squadron
No. 33 Squadron RAAF
No. 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron. It was formed in 1942 for service during World War II. Following the completion of hostilities the squadron was disbanded in 1946. In 1981 the squadron was re-raised as a flight-sized organisation before being expanded to a full...
(flying Airbus A330 MRTT
Airbus A330 MRTT
The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport is an aerial refuelling tanker aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330-200. The A330 MRTT has been ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Air Force , United Arab Emirates Air Force, and Royal Saudi Air Force...
tanker-transports) and several Army
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
units.
Ipswich is also home to a campus of the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, the annual Ipswich Cup horse races one of the biggest race meets in Queensland where over 24,000 attend, and The Workshops Railway Museum to commemorate the first trainline
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
in Queensland from Ipswich to Grandchester (Bigges Camp )
Grandchester, Queensland
Grandchester is a town in the Lockyer Valley region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located 76 km west of the Brisbane CBD and is situated on the border of the Ipswich and Laidley local government areas. The name comes from Grantchester, a village outside of Cambridge in England...
, approximately 25 km to the west. The present Ipswich Station
Ipswich railway station, Brisbane
Ipswich Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the Rosewood railway line....
is a major transport interchange.
A large shopping complex is being developed in the eastern suburb of Springfield
Springfield, Queensland
Springfield, also known as the Greater Springfield Development, is a 28.50 square kilometre residential development located in Ipswich, in South East Queensland, Australia...
. Accompanying this is a satellite campus of the University of Southern Queensland
University of Southern Queensland
The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...
, which has its primary campus in Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
. Redbank Plaza shopping mall has had eight cinemas added as well as a fourth floor of shopping. Three clear retail and service hubs are developing outside Ipswich central and besides Springfield
Springfield, Queensland
Springfield, also known as the Greater Springfield Development, is a 28.50 square kilometre residential development located in Ipswich, in South East Queensland, Australia...
. Brassall and Karalee to the north, Yamanto to the South, and Booval in the central east.
Housing
The traditional Ipswich dwelling has always been a detached home on land, however this is changing as housing demand and a desire to live closer to amenities increases. New estates and suburbs are currently under development in the south-eastern section of the city as well as Ripley Valley.Health
Ipswich HospitalIpswich Hospital, Queensland
Ipswich Hospital, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, is a medium outer metropolitan teaching hospital affiliated with University of Queensland...
is the major public hospital in the city. St Andrew's Private Hospital is the city's only major private hospital.
Transport
The main form of transport in Ipswich is the private vehicle. Ipswich also has direct access to the Ipswich Motorway (linking to Brisbane); the Cunningham Highway (linking to Warwick); the Warrego Highway (linking to Toowoomba); and the Centenary Highway (linking Springfield and the Ripley Valley to Brisbane).Ipswich railway station, Brisbane
Ipswich Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It was the first railway station built in Queensland, as the first terminus for the Rosewood railway line....
is a major hub for rail transport
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
. The electified rail lines that runs from Ipswich through Brisbane's western suburbs to the Brisbane CBD is known as the Ipswich Line. The Rosewood railway line is also electrified and continues west through Ipswich's western suburbs to the town of Rosewood
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...
. Both lines are operated by Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
. A rail line has been proposed to run from Ipswich to Yamanto
Yamanto, Queensland
Yamanto is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb is from a former cotton plantation which was originally spelt as Yamahanto. Previous names used for this area were Loamside and Mine Accident...
, and the Ripley Valley. The Westlander, operated by Traveltrain
TravelTrain
Traveltrain provides long range passenger rail services in Queensland, run by Queensland Rail. Its flagships are the electric and diesel Tilt Trains, servicing Brisbane – Rockhampton and Brisbane – Cairns respectively...
stops at Ipswich Station twice a week on its journey to and from Charleville
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
and stops along the way include Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
.
Ipswich is also the hub of a large bus network. Westside Buslines is the prominent bus company in Ipswich, linking all sides of town to Ipswich CBD; Redbank; Springfield; or Forest Lake (in Brisbane). They also operate services on behalf of Queensland Rail to Fernvale
Fernvale
Fernvale is a neighbourhood of Sengkang New Town in Singapore. It is located between Punggol River and Jalan Kayu. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Fernvale begin with the number '4' . Fernvale is the newest neighbourhood in Sengkang New Town to be completed by the Housing and...
, Lowood, Coominya, Esk
Esk
Esk or ESK may refer to:*River Esk - several rivers*Esk, Queensland, town in Australia**Shire of Esk, local government area in Queensland*HMS Esk - several ships*Elbe-Seitenkanal, canal in Germany...
, and Toogoolawah. Southern Cross Citilink is a bus which operates between Ipswich and Indooroopilly via Riverlink, Karalee, Chuwar, Karana Downs, Anstead, and Kenmore. Bus Queensland Lockyer Valley operates bus services on behalf of Queensland Rail to Gatton
Gatton
Gatton may refer to:Places:*Gatton, Queensland, Australia**Shire of Gatton, former administrative region*Gatton, Surrey, former village in England** Gatton , rotten borough based in the villagePeople:...
and Helidon
Helidon, Queensland
Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, west of the state capital, Brisbane and east of Toowoomba...
. An Airport Express Bus operates from Ipswich to Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
on a regular basis. Prior bookings are essential though. Greyhound Australia
Greyhound Australia
Greyhound Australia is the largest long distance bus operator in Australia, operating in all mainland states and territories. It is owned by the Chapman Group and ANZ....
offers daily direct services to Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
, Mount Isa
Mount Isa, Queensland
-Culture and sport:The local theatre group, the Mount Isa Theatrical Society, or MITS, often holds plays and musicals, at least once every few months or so....
, Charleville
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
from the Ipswich Transit Centre. Crisps coaches offer daily direct services to and from Warwick
Warwick, Queensland
Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562....
and Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe, Queensland
Stanthorpe is a town situated in south east Queensland, Australia. The town lies on the New England Highway near the New South Wales border 223 km from Brisbane via Warwick, 56 km north of Tenterfield and 811 m above sea level. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt...
.
Bicycle transport is not well facilitated in Ipswich, although there are some marked on-road lanes there are few segregated bicycle facilities. A 65 kilometre trail linking Ipswich to Boonah
Boonah, Queensland
Boonah is a town in south eastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,285. The area produces vegetables for the nearby Brisbane Markets notably carrots, potatoes, and cereal crops. Beef, pork and timber are also produced locally.The town is positioned near the...
includes bicycle and walking paths is currently under construction. A new cycleway has been created at Brassall. The bikeway is 2.6 km in length and connects the suburbs of Brassall and North Ipswich. Further bikeways are being constructed, such as the link to Redbank Plains High school and by the utilization of the former Brisbane Valley Rail line. This will connect Wulkuraka to Blackbutt.
Utilities
Water for Ipswich is supplied by Queensland Urban UtilitiesQueensland Urban Utilities
Queensland Urban Utilities is responsible for the delivery of water and wastewater services across five key council areas in South East Queensland, including the Brisbane metropolitan area. In 2010 QUU was formed by the merging of water assets from the local councils of Brisbane, Ipswich, Scenic...
and is sourced from the South East Queensland Water Grid
South East Queensland Water Grid
The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East Queensland region of Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the Drought in Australia, which was severely affecting water supplies in...
. Ipswich is under permanent water restrictions.
Sport
- The Ipswich KnightsIpswich KnightsIpswich Knights Soccer Club are an Australian football club from Ipswich, Queensland. The Ipswich Knights Soccer Club Incorporated was formed in 1998 and was an amalgamation of two Ipswich clubs, the Bundamba based “Coalstars” and the Ebbw Vale based “St Helens United”...
play in the Brisbane Premier League Division 1 competition. - The Ipswich JetsIpswich JetsThe Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...
play in the Queensland CupQueensland CupThe Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
competition. - The V8 Supercars race each year at Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
at Willowbank in mid July. - BrookwaterBrookwater, QueenslandBrookwater is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was developed by the Springfield Land Corporation and is a premier golf community with many luxury modern homes overlooking the Brookwater Golf Club.-External links:* *...
Golf Club, designed by Greg NormanGreg NormanGregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
, is located in SpringfieldSpringfield, QueenslandSpringfield, also known as the Greater Springfield Development, is a 28.50 square kilometre residential development located in Ipswich, in South East Queensland, Australia...
. - The Ipswich CougarsIpswich CougarsThe Western Cougars are a Gridiron Team competing in the Gridiron Queensland league. They are located in Wacol, Queensland in Brisbane Shire. The Cougars are currently the most successful team in the league with six Sunbowl wins and four losses....
play in the Gridiron QueenslandGridiron QueenslandGridiron Queensland is the governing body for gridiron in the state of Queensland, Australia. There are currently eight Division One teams registered in the league.Finalists of the league participate in the Sun Bowl....
league and have been one of the most dominant teams since the launch of Gridiron in Queensland. - AFL is well represented. The Ipswich Eagles play in second tier division of AFL Queensland, and Collingwood Park Power play in Division 3. The Ipswich Miners play in the under 18 competition of AFL Queensland. Collingwood Park(Power), Ipswich Central (Cats)and Springfield Lakes play in the junior competition of AFL Brisbane Juniors.
- Drag RacingDrag racingDrag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
is conducted at Willowbank RacewayWillowbank RacewayWillowbank Raceway is a drag racing facility in Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 30 - 45 minutes drive west of Brisbane. It is part of the Ipswich Motorsport Precinct, which includes a kart racing track; Ipswich Sprint Racing Circuit, a short circuit dirt racetrack; Ipswich Motor...
year round with events open to both professional and amateur racers, including a series conducted to facilitate newcomers to the sport. - Hockey is a major sport in the city, and is played at Briggs road facility where there are 2 artificial surfaces that are world class.
Sportspeople
- Allan LangerAllan LangerAllan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos...
(attended Ipswich State High School and Blair State Primary School) - The "Walters Brothers", rugby league players - Kevin WaltersKevin WaltersKevin David Walters is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for NRL club Melbourne Storm. He joined them from French club Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League as their head coach. Before that he was head coach of the...
, Kerrod WaltersKerrod WaltersKerrod Walters is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative hooker, he played most of his club football with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1992 and 1993 NSWRL Premierships...
and Steve WaltersSteve WaltersSteve Walters is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s, who at the peak of his career, was considered the best hooker in the game. An Australian Kangaroos and Queensland Maroons representative, he played in the Canberra Raiders' 1st, 2nd and 3rd grand final... - Dale ShearerDale ShearerDale Shearer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative winger/fullback of Aboriginal heritage, he played club football in Queensland, New South Wales and England...
, rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who represented QueenslandQueensland Rugby LeagueThe Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....
and Australia at rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players... - Craig McDermottCraig McDermottCraig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer. He is currently the bowling coach for the Australian cricket team....
and Shane WatsonShane WatsonShane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....
, represented QueenslandQueensland BullsThe Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
and AustraliaAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
in cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, attended Ipswich Grammar School. - John BuchananJohn Buchanan (cricketer)John Marshall Buchanan is the former coach of the Australia national cricket team and of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League. John Buchanan is a King's Old Collegian and is also an old boy of The Southport School, located in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia...
, former Australian cricket teamAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
coach - Berrick BarnesBerrick BarnesBerrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....
, dual code rugby footballer and WallabiesAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
player (attended Ipswich Grammar School) - Rhan HooperRhan HooperRhan Hooper is a former Australian rules footballer who has played for the Brisbane Lions and the Hawthorn Hawks of the Australian Football League...
, professional Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football LeagueAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) (attended Bundamba State Secondary College) - Mark TonelliMark TonelliMark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet...
, Olympic gold medallist in swimming, member of the Quietly Confident QuartetQuietly Confident QuartetThe Quietly Confident Quartet was the self-given name of the Australian men's 4 × 100 m medley relay swimming team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
. - Israel FolauIsrael FolauIsrael Folau is a professional Australian rules footballer currently listed with the Greater Western Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League . He previously played Rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League from 2007 to 2008 where he broke the record for most...
, professional dual code footballer Australian rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
representative and Australian rules footballer with the Greater Western Sydney Football Club. Played for Ipswich junior rugby league team Goodna Eagles. - Lagi SetuLagi SetuLagi Setu is a rugby league player in the NRL competition, who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Next year Setu will play for Sydney Roosters.-Career:...
: NRL Player for The Brisbane BroncosBrisbane BroncosThe Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
(attended Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Ipswich, a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia...
) - Des MorrisDes MorrisDes Morris is an Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator.He played club football in Queensland for the Booval Swifts and Eastern Suburbs club of the Brisbane Rugby League, and represented his state on fifteen occasions...
, Queensland rep and current Australian selector (attended Bremer High School) - Rod MorrisRod MorrisRod Morris is an Australian retired rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative front row forward, he played club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League for Balmian, and in the Brisbane Rugby League for...
, former Balmain, Queensland, NSW and Australian Front - Lama TasiLama TasiLama Tasi is a rugby league player who currently plays in a Australia. He played in the National Youth Competition for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In 2010 he signed with the Sydney Roosters....
, NRL Player for The Sydney RoostersSydney RoostersThe Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
(attended Ipswich Grammar School) - Luke Poulton: Futsal Player for The Australian National Futsal team (attended St Peter Claver CollegeSt Peter Claver CollegeSt Peter Claver College is Roman Catholic school located in the suburb of Riverview in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1976, and was named after St Peter Claver, patron Saint of slaves....
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Politicians
- Neville BonnerNeville BonnerNeville Thomas Bonner AO was an Australian politician, and the first indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia...
: The first indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia. - Llewellyn EdwardsLlewellyn EdwardsSir Llewellyn Roy Edwards, AC was the twelfth Chancellor of the University of Queensland, a Queensland state politician and state Liberal Party leader, as well as Chair and CEO of the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane's World Expo '88...
: Sir Llew entered Queensland state parliament as the Liberal Party Member for Ipswich Liberal Party of AustraliaLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
in 1972. In 1984 he was made a Knight BachelorKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
, and in 1989, a Companion of the Order of AustraliaOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
. - Bill HaydenBill HaydenWilliam George "Bill" Hayden AC was the 21st Governor-General of Australia. Prior to this, he represented the Australian Labor Party in parliament; he was a minister in the government of Gough Whitlam, and later became Leader of the Opposition, narrowly losing the 1980 federal election to the...
: former Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, leader of federal Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. - Pauline HansonPauline HansonPauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...
: former member of the Liberal Party of AustraliaLiberal Party of AustraliaThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, Independent member for OxleyDivision of OxleyThe Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley...
(1996–1998) and founder of the One Nation PartyOne Nation PartyOne Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties...
. - Cameron ThompsonCameron ThompsonCameron Paul Thompson was an Australian politician in Queensland. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Blair from 1998 until 2007.-Early life:...
: former Liberal member for BlairDivision of BlairThe Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1998 and is named after Harold Blair, an Aboriginal singer and civil rights campaigner...
(1998–2007). - Shayne NeumannShayne NeumannShayne Kenneth Neumann is an Australian politician. He is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2007, representing the Division of Blair....
: present Labor member for Blair (2007–present) - David HamillDavid HamillDavid Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...
, attended Bremer High School and was dux. He was a Queensland labour minister in the Goss government
Musicians
- Matthew Hickey: singer, founder and director of The Ten TenorsThe Ten TenorsThe TEN Tenors are an Australian musical ensemble who have toured world-wide. In a typical set, the group performs Queen standards, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "The Show Must Go On"; tracks from Meat Loaf medley; AC/DC and much more...
- David McCormackDavid McCormackDavid McCormack is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter who fronted Brisbane-based rock group Custard .-Early groups:...
: former lead member of Custard and The Titanics. - Harold BlairHarold BlairHarold Blair AM was an Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist.- Early life :Blair was born at the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve, 5 km from Murgon in Queensland. His mother was Esther Quinn, a teenage Aboriginal woman. His surname, Blair, came from the family that had "adopted" his mother...
: AboriginalIndigenous AustraliansIndigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
Tenor and music teacher - Thomas ShapcottThomas W. ShapcottThomas William Shapcott AO is an Australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher.- Biography :...
: Author and poet - Kharizma: contestants on the second season of The X FactorThe X Factor (Australia season 2)The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The 2010 season premiered on 30 August 2010 and was won by Altiyan Childs on 22 November 2010. Ronan Keating emerged as the winning mentor of the series...
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Other
- John BirminghamJohn BirminghamJohn Birmingham is an Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1970.-Early life and career:...
: (LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
-born) Author - John Bradfield: Engineer and designer of the Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney Harbour BridgeThe Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic...
; Story Bridge; and the SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Railway SystemCityRailCityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is... - Joy ChambersJoy ChambersJoy Chambers is an Australian actress and author. She is best known for such television soap opera roles as Rita Merrick in The Restless Years, Dr Robyn Porter in The Young Doctors, and Rosemary Daniels in Neighbours. Chambers has played Rosemary since 1986. Rosemary is the only character who has...
: Author, Actor - D'Arcy DoyleD'Arcy Doyled'Arcy William Doyle was a painter of Australian landscapes and historical scenes.- Personal life :d'Arcy Doyle was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia on 19 November 1932 to parents Thomas Doyle and Marguerite McGrath. The family had an Irish Catholic working class background and his father...
: Painter - Sir Harry GibbsHarry GibbsSir Harry Talbot Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987 after serving as a member of the High Court between 1970 and 1981...
: Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia - Sir Samuel GriffithSamuel GriffithSir Samuel Walker Griffith GCMG QC, was an Australian politician, Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and a principal author of the Constitution of Australia.-Early life:...
: Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia - Frederick Kesner: (ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
-born) Poet
Colleges and universities
- University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Ipswich - Auto Trade College, Bundamba
- Bremer Institute of TAFE, Ipswich, Bundamba & GoodnaGoodna, QueenslandGoodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.It is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River. Founded in 1856 when the area was still part of New South Wales, it celebrated its 150 year anniversary in 2006. Its beginnings can be traced back further to...
- University of Southern QueenslandUniversity of Southern QueenslandThe University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...
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Secondary schools
Ipswich has a considerable number of secondary schools including:- Bremer State High School
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeBundamba State Secondary CollegeBundamba State Secondary College is a Queensland public secondary school in the Ipswich suburb of Bundamba....
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar SchoolIpswich Girls' Grammar SchoolIpswich Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia....
, established 1892 - Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Ipswich, a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia...
, established in 1863, first school to open as a result of the Grammar Schools ActGrammar Schools ActThe Grammar Schools Act 1860 was passed by Queensland's first parliament in 1860 and allowed for the establishment of a grammar school in any town where £1000 could be raised locally. Between the years 1863 and 1892, ten grammar schools were opened under the auspices of the Act...
of 1860 - Ipswich State High SchoolIpswich State High SchoolIpswich State High School is a State Secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963. Simon Riley is the current Principal.-Notable former students:*Allan Langer-NRL football player...
- Redbank Plains State High SchoolRedbank Plains State High SchoolRedbank Plains State High School is a Secondary school located in Redbank Plains, Queensland, Australia.-History:Redbank Plains State High began operations in January 1987 with a staff of 20 teachers under the leadership of Principal Mrs Bernadette O’Rourke...
- Rosewood State High School
- Saint Edmund's College
- Saint Mary's College
- St Augustine's College Springfield
- St Peter Claver College
- West Moreton Anglican CollegeWest Moreton Anglican CollegeWest Moreton Anglican College is a private school affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia. It is located in Karrabin, a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia....
, Karrabin - Westside Christian College
- Woodcrest State College
Primary schools
Ipswich has a number of primary schools including:- Amberley District State Primary School (replacing Amberley State Primary School)
- Goodna State School, established in 1870.
- Ipswich State School
- Sacred Heart Primary School
- Silkstone State School
- St Marys Primary school
- St Josephs Primary School
- Brassall State Primary School
- North Ipswich State Primary School
- East Ipswich State Primary School
- West Ipswich State Primary School
- Central State Primary School
- Bundamba State Primary School
- Blair State Primary School
- Karalee State Primary School
- Tivoli State Primary School
- Churchill State Primary School
- Redbank Plains State School
- Redbank State Primary School
- Riverview State School
- Camira State School
Ipswich Show
The first Ipswich Annual Show was held on 2 April 1873, by the Queensland Pastoral and Agricultural Society. There had been shows staged by the Ipswich and West Moreton Horticultural and Agricultural Society as early as 1868. Originally held at the sale yards situated at Lobb St, ChurchillChurchill, Queensland
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, the show moved to its present home at the Ipswich Showgrounds in 1877.
Goodna Jacaranda Festival
This festival has been held annually at GoodnaGoodna, Queensland
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.It is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River. Founded in 1856 when the area was still part of New South Wales, it celebrated its 150 year anniversary in 2006. Its beginnings can be traced back further to...
(Evan Marginson Sportsground) since 1968, over 10,000 people attend this three day event. The festival features a talent quest, school band competition, fun run, live entertainment as well as the regular attractions such as sideshow alley, food and stalls.
Since 2009 the festival has had its own website, goodnajacarandafestival.com, and in 2010 it joined facebook at facebook.com/goodna.jacaranda/festival
Ipswich Festival
The Ipswich Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary festival that fosters and encourages an atmosphere which brings families together to enjoy the many free attractions. The Ipswich Festival showcases a broad and bold program of entertainment and arts that continues to entertain, inspire and celebrate the essence of our City's culture, spirit and community to the highest calibre.First staged in 1998, the Ipswich Festival has enjoyed a thirteen year development strategy, and the planning, programming and production are professionally managed by an experienced team of individuals who are highly regarded as specialists in creating and managing festivals and community event.
The Ipswich Festival is regarded as the City's premier event and over the past 13 years, the variety, size and scope of the program has grown exponentially through increasing interest group participation, corporate partnerships and community enthusiasm through the presentation of a festival that `celebrates its city'.
The festival presents Ipswich's cultural heritage and highlights the city's emerging talents through a deliberate program of Live Bands, Concerts, Art exhibits, Fireworks, Theatre, Jazz, Multicultural Celebrations, interactive displays and a range of family-based events to encourage participation by all age groups whilst attracting day tourism to the region.
The Ipswich Festival runs for two weeks at the end of April beginning of May with the majority of events free to public. www.ipswichfestival.com.au
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Ipswich
- City Council website
- Independently run information site
- Ipswich 150 Anniversary - Ipswich, Queensland
- 2011 Flood Appeal - Ipswich United from IpswichIpswichIpswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, Suffolk